Shadows Help

I think a few of you had difficulty with your shadow experiment last week. Here's an activity set up in the same way. See what happens when you move the light:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/light_shadows.shtml

Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000

Don't have a cow, man! Here's a game to practise your multiplication and division::

http://cdsearch.britannica.com/lm/games/GM_5_5/GM_5_5.htm]

Here's a quiz to practismoving the digits one, two or three places:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/multiply10and100/quiz.shtml

And another:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/multiply10and100/quiz.shtml

Enjoy!

Decimals and Converting Measures

Use this game to practise ordering decimals:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/decimals/introductiontodecimals/activity.shtml

Use these activities to learn about converting measurements of length:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/lwc/index.shtml

Leonardo da Vinci

Use these web sites to find out all about the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci:

http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=LeonardoV

I found the multimedia section (click the green icon) useful on these pages:

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561520/Leonardo_da_Vinci.html

Add notes about anything you find interesting to your biography planner in your book.

Feel free to leave send me a comment about what you have read and I will publish them on the blog.

Negative Numbers

Here's the activity from today, kids:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/whatarenumbers/negativenumbers/game.shtml

Put the hats on the heads:

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/negnumorder.swf

Move up and down by choosing positive and negative numbers:

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/negativenumbers/negativenumbers.html

Famous People: Roald Dahl

Find out as much as you can about Roald Dahl from his website and any other sources you can find. You have an hour. When we go back to class, you will have 45 minutes to make a zigzag book about his life.

Here is the link to his site:

http://www.roalddahl.com/